The Relief of Pain Following the Taking of an Inactive

question 235

Multiple Choice

The relief of pain following the taking of an inactive substance that is perceived to have medicinal benefits illustrates

• A) random assignment.
• B) hindsight bias.
• C) debriefing.
• D) the placebo effect.

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Definitions:

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